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The game ends when all the countries of Africa are colonized or colored in. The winner is the player who has the the largest empire because they have the most area colored in. Write the winner's name in the box on the game board and bring your game board to me. In this free educational game, students will learn about the history of Imperialism in the world, from the Roman, British, Ottoman, Mesoamerican, and American empires.
The community is centered around the forum.
The aim of this project is to create a free (open source, OS independent) remake of the classic SSI game Imperialism. While the spirit and many concepts of the original should be preserved it will not be a pure reproduction. It will advance the concept and incorporate elements of modern strategy games.
Imperialism was a great game at its time, not only known for its strategic challenge but also for a great ambient sound. Although it did still run, it was not available for purchase for a long time until it reappeared on GOG.com in 2012. Still the user interface and graphics have aged. Also some parts of the game design (like the battles) were bugged. That’s where this remake starts, providing a free, portable variant of the old Imperialism.
The game will most probably be written in Python or Java (see Forum for details). The philosophy is to keep the code as simple as possible, use standard/well tested libraries wherever possible and to demand clean, understandable code always.
We will make it a worthy turn based strategy (TBS) game requiring all your cunning strategic skills while playing but without too many complex rules. Balance is the key.
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History of this Remake
Thanks to SSI/Frog City software for creating the original Imperialism! It can now be obtained again, for example at GOG.com.
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Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration
Windows - 1999
Also released on: Mac
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Description of Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration
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Imperialism Game Guide
Imperialism II: Age of Exploration is an outstanding turn-based strategy game that expands on the premise set in its predecessor, Frog City/SSI's underrated Imperialism.
The game is set in real world history this time as opposed to a fictional period in the first game: specifically, you are one of the European Great Powers at the time of exploration and conquest of the New World. Your goal is to dominate Europe using the tools of conquest and diplomacy, and exploiting the riches and exotic resources of the New World. You might become a great conqueror, in the tradition of Cortez, or you can do business with the natives, and shield them from the other Great Powers. Whichever strategy you pursue, you will need to build a strong economy, develop what resources you can, and trade for the rest on the world market.
Similar to Imperialism, Imperialism II is a game of interdependencies between economic, diplimacy, and trade. Although the real-world setting may make the game more interesting to play, it also 'bootstraps' the game -- forcing it to deal with the perennial conflict between realism and playability. Proponents of realism in historical games will certainly be annoyed at some 'ahistorical' outcomes and the fact that Imperialism II presents many elements in the abstract.
Nonetheless, the game's excellent AI and addictive gameplay should be enough to make every strategy fan happy. You need to build a strong labor force, and recognize when your self-sufficient economy needs to expand via trade and military expansion. The New World elements are not meshed very well with the game-- it is as if the designer took the engine from Imperialism intact, and added New World exploration to it just to make the game different, without trying to assemble the interdependencies that the first game excels at. Certainly aspects such as dealing with the Natives could be better exploited and interlinked to other elements. Still, they present a nice addition to the game, and proper New World exploitation wil provide a handsome return to finance your expansion at home.
With an excellent gameplay and a better AI than Imperialism, this sequel is a must-play for all strategy fans. It was shipped with some embarrassing bugs that were fortunately fixed in a later patch (you can download the cracked patch below). While not as elegant as the first game, Imperialism II ranks as one of the best strategy games ever made. Two thumbs up!
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Clotario2019-09-110 point
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Still a good game all these years later!
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Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration is available for a small price on the following websites, and is no longer abandonware. GOG.com provides the best release and does not include DRM, please buy from them! You can read our online store guide.
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Other Releases
Imperialism II: The Age of Exploration was also released on the following systems:
Mac
- Year:1999
- Publisher:Strategic Simulations, Inc.
- Developer:Frog City Software, Inc.
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